Black BC: A History of the Black Experience at Boston College

Black BC Walking Tour is an interactive tour that allows online and mobile users to discover and explore black BC’s complex history on campus, in Boston, and in the nation. It mines anecdotal and informal resources as well as BC archives to commemorate the presence and contributions of black BC, and to document how this community participates in Boston’s black communities. The site is also a resource for BC students, faculty, staff, alums, and scholars who conduct research on race.

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20 March 1989: Jesse Jackson Announcment Jesse Jackson will speak in Conte Forum on April 26 at 2:00pm, announced UGBC last week. UGBC received the written letter of confirmation from the National Rainbow Coalition last Friday, said UGBC…

2005 - FACES is founded for the purpose of providing students with a better environment to discuss race and racism on campus. (Meaghan Callahan, "FACES discuss race on campus," The Heights/ Logo by FACESCouncil)

September 1933 – Casper Augustus Ferguson became Boston College’s first African-American graduate on a hot, overcast afternoon on Alumni Field in June 1937. […] Ferguson commuted to Chestnut Hill by streetcar in the morning, and after the…

19 March 1970: Students Occupy Gasson At 6:30am on 19 March 1970, black students occupy Gasson Hall in an effort to dramatize the problems of black students at Boston College. Their main concern was the possible dropping of financial aid of [some…

19 October 2006 - Students and administrators attend rallies held in the Quad (space between Lyons, Gasson, Devlin, and CSOM) and community meetings to address a lack of protocol for hate crimes. Fliers that promoted white supremacy were found in…

19 March 1965 - James Farmer, National Director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), spoke at BC’s Law School Forum about the struggle for equality. He stated that it could be achieved through two goals: to “tear down the walls of racism”…

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